TOWSON, MD. – Sudbrook Magnet Middle School, in collaboration with its sister school, Yamazaki Junior High School, located in Moka City, Japan, has entered the Follett Challenge.
Sponsored by the Follett Corporation, the Follett Challenge rewards schools for their innovative approaches to education. To participate in the Challenge, schools nationwide submitted videos 3-5 minutes in length that reflected technology’s role in promoting student creativity, critical thinking, and engagement in the classroom.
For its project, Sudbrook Magnet Middle created a video highlighting the use of a customized wiki to facilitate communication in both English and Japanese between its students and those of its Japanese sister school.
To view Sudbrook Magnet Middle’s submission, visit http://follettchallenge.com/video.cfm?id=292.
To view all submissions, visit http://follettchallenge.com/video_grid.cfm. There, the public may cast votes for its favorite videos. Voters are limited to one vote per day, and voting ends Monday, March 18, 2013.
The Follett Corporation will award six schools prize packages of Follett products and services ranging in value from $5,000 to $60,000. Winners will receive notification of their placement in the competition by Friday, April 5, 2013.
For more information on the Follett Challenge, visit http://follettchallenge.com.
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